Gracie Gardner News

Undermain Theatre in Dallas will present the world premiere of SATURN RETURN, a new play by Gracie Gardner. Review performances are scheduled for May 2 and May 3.

ATHENA, now running at the tiny but mighty 21ten Theatre, is a keenly observed comedy about two high schoolers training for the Junior Olympics. They are, by turns, practice partners, rivals, and almost-friends. Gracie Gardner's play understands that the last of those is by far the most difficult challenge.

Athena will be performed at 21ten Theatre this month. Athena will be performing March 13-29, 2026. Learn more about the upcoming performance and how to get tickets here!

The 24 Hour Plays Nationals, an annual professional development initiative for early-career theater artists, will return this summer for a 15th year, with cohorts in both New York and Los Angeles.

ArtsWest will present THE ROOMMATE by Jen Silverman, directed by Kathryn Van Meter. The cast features Mari Nelson and Sarah Harlett who have previously been featured together in BRING DOWN THE HOUSE & RICHARD III.

Undermain Theatre has announced its 42nd season, running November 6, 2025 through June 28, 2026, under the theme The Season of Solace. Exploring the search for connection and comfort amid chaos, the 2025–2026 season will feature iconic American works alongside two world premieres.

Williamstown Theatre Festival returns July 17–August 3 for its 71st season, featuring Pamela Anderson in Camino Real, new work by Jeremy O. Harris, a world premiere on ice, and late-night comedy from Julio Torres and Sydnee Washington.

Undermain Theatre has announced that Christina Cranshaw will join the company as its new Artistic Associate. A longtime collaborator and respected figure in the Dallas/Fort Worth theater community, Cranshaw will work alongside Producing Artistic Director Bruce DuBose to help curate future seasons and will direct selected productions for Undermain’s upcoming 2025–2026 season.

Additional cast members have been revealed for Williamstown Theatre Festival's 71st season. See who is staring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Theatre NOVA has announced its eleventh season, featuring six mainstage productions, including two world premieres, two Michigan premieres, two musicals, and the return of its annual Michigan Playwrights Festival.

Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced additional casting, creative team members, and programming for its 71st season (W71), running Thursday, July 17 through Sunday, August 3. Weekend passes and single tickets are available now.

ArtsWest is presenting ATHENA by Gracie Gardner, directed by Kathryn Van Meter. The cast features Anteia DeLaney (Mary Wallace) and Allison Renee (Athena). ATHENA performs at ArtsWest through May 4, 2025. Check out photos from the production.

Welcome back for part 2 of How To Build A Portfolio where I take you on my journey through our showreel module and hopefully these blog help you discover what might be helpful for your portfolio too. If you have not read part 1, you can find it here, which details more of the voice aspect of the showreels. This one entails more of the movement aspects such as acting and dancing which are more ensemble/partner-heavy.

ArtsWest will present ATHENA by Gracie Gardner, directed by Kathryn Van Meter. The cast features Anteia DeLaney (Mary Wallace) and Allison Renee (Athena). ATHENA performs at ArtsWest from April 10 – May 4, 2025.

Chicago's Facility Theatre has announced the cast and production team for PUSSY SLUDGE, written by Gracie Gardner and directed by Ava Calabrese Grob. The production runs March 6 - April 5, 2025.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis will present the St. Louis premiere of Clyde's, the Tony-nominated hit by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage, running February 5 – March 3, 2025, at the Loretto-Hilton Center on the campus of Webster University.

Watch an all new trailer for The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis' production of Athena by Gracie Gardner. The production runs in the Emerson Studio of the Loretto-Hilton Center on the campus of Webster University January 15 - February 9, 2025.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis will present Athena by Gracie Gardner as the second and final play in the 24/25 Steve Woolf Studio Series - Adventurous Theatre for Adventurous Theateregoers -  in the Emerson Studio of the Loretto-Hilton Center on the campus of Webster University January 15 - February 9, 2025.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has announced four newly elected Board Members who will serve a three-year term starting October 2024. Learn more about the new members here!

The 2024 Katherine Owens/Undermain Fund for New Work recipient has been announced, supporting innovative theater projects.